1. past tense and past participle of demolish; destroyed completely, especially a building or structure
2. past tense and past participle of demolish; defeated decisively or overwhelmingly
Usage: informal

Examples

• The old factory was demolished to make room for a shopping center.
• They demolished the unsafe bridge last month.
• The hurricane demolished several houses along the coast.
• Our team was completely demolished in the championship game.
• The critic demolished the author’s argument in her review.
• Workers demolished the wall with heavy machinery.
• The opposing team demolished us 45-7.